Tom Weiskopf
Summary
- First major 1973 The Open
- Ryder Cup 2 Cups · 7-2-1 · 7.5 points (75.0%)
- Runner-up in majors 5 times
Wins
- 1973 The Open Troon Golf Club (Old Course) · 276 (-12) · by 3 strokes from Neil Coles and Johnny Miller
Near misses
- 1969 The Masters Augusta National Golf Club · runner-up to George Archer · 282
- 1972 The Masters Augusta National Golf Club · runner-up to Jack Nicklaus · 289
- 1972 The Open Muirfield · finished T7 · 286 (+2)
- 1974 The Masters Augusta National Golf Club · runner-up to Gary Player · 280
- 1974 The Open Royal Lytham & St Annes Golf Club · finished T7 · 293 (+9)
- 1975 The Masters Augusta National Golf Club · runner-up to Jack Nicklaus · 277
- 1976 U.S. Open Atlanta Athletic Club · runner-up to Jerry Pate
Ryder Cup
2 Cups, 10 matches: 7 won, 2 lost, 1 halved, 7.5 points. Foursomes 3-1-0, four-ball 2-1-0, singles 2-0-1.
Rivals
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Ryder Cup partners
Ryder Cup opponents
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Moments
- 1973 Open Gene Sarazen, aged 71, holed in one with a 5-iron at the 8th (the Postage Stamp) in his farewell Open, and the next day holed from a bunker there for a 2.
- 1973 Open Weiskopf led wire-to-wire, making three birdies in the first 11 holes of his closing round, and his 276 equalled Arnold Palmer's Open record set at Troon.
Records and firsts
Results by championship
Best day
1973 The Open
Troon Golf Club (Old Course) · 276 (-12) · by 3 strokes from Neil Coles and Johnny Miller
Gene Sarazen, aged 71, holed in one with a 5-iron at the 8th (the Postage Stamp) in his farewell Open, and the next day holed from a bunker there for a 2.
Weiskopf led wire-to-wire, making three birdies in the first 11 holes of his closing round, and his 276 equalled Arnold Palmer's Open record set at Troon.
Chosen by rule: his widest winning margin in a major. Year page: 1973.
Career line, 1969–1976
10 results. Hover or tap a mark; click it for the year.
- Major win
- Runner-up
- Top 10
- Ryder Cup, USA
Tom Weiskopf was born on November 9, 1942, in Massillon, Ohio, USA. Weiskopf won one major championship: the 1973 Open. Weiskopf played in 2 Ryder Cups for USA (1973, 1975), winning 7, losing 2 and halving 1 of 10 matches for 7.5 points.
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The record
Wins in the majors (1)
- 1973 The Open Troon Golf Club (Old Course) · 276 (-12) · by 3 strokes from Neil Coles and Johnny Miller
Near misses
Top-10 finishes are listed for The Open, the one championship with a full top 10 every year.
- 1969 The Masters Augusta National Golf Club · runner-up to George Archer · 282
- 1972 The Masters Augusta National Golf Club · runner-up to Jack Nicklaus · 289
- 1972 The Open Muirfield · finished T7 · 286 (+2)
- 1974 The Masters Augusta National Golf Club · runner-up to Gary Player · 280
- 1974 The Open Royal Lytham & St Annes Golf Club · finished T7 · 293 (+9)
- 1975 The Masters Augusta National Golf Club · runner-up to Jack Nicklaus · 277
- 1976 U.S. Open Atlanta Athletic Club · runner-up to Jerry Pate
U.S. Open top-10 finishes in his career: 6 (GNN U.S. Open room data).
Ryder Cup
Weiskopf played 2 Ryder Cups for USA: 10 matches, 7 won, 2 lost, 1 halved, 7.5 points (75.0% of those available). By format: foursomes 3-1-0, four-ball 2-1-0, singles 2-0-1 (won-lost-halved).
- 1973 Muirfield USA · USA won 19–13 · 3-2-1, 3.5 points
- 1975 Laurel Valley Golf Club USA · USA won 21–11 · 4-0-0, 4 points
Partners, with matches played together: Jack Nicklaus (3), J. C. Snead (1), Billy Casper (1), Lou Graham (1), Johnny Miller (1).
Records and firsts
Rows from our record tables that name this player, worded as the tables word them.
Sources
Every fact on this page comes from Golf Network News data sets compiled in October 2026 (Masters, PGA Championship, The Open, U.S. Women's Open, Ryder Cup, PGA Tour 2024–2026, major host sites, Champions Dinner menus, and the U.S. Open and state rooms). These are the sources those rows cite.